LPG Cylinder Price in 2026:
What a 14.2 kg and 19 kg Cost Across Indian Cities

If you cook at home, the LPG cylinder is probably your most predictable monthly expense — until it quietly isn't. On the 1st of every month, oil companies reset the price, and some months it stings. This July brought a small piece of good news: the big commercial 19 kg cylinder got cheaper for the first time in 2026, while the household 14.2 kg cylinder stayed put.

So here's the full picture — the actual city-wise numbers, why a restaurant's cylinder costs three times yours, and how that monthly price is really decided. No jargon, just the parts that affect your bill.

LPG cylinder price today — the metro numbers

Two very different cylinders, two very different price tags. The charts below show the latest domestic 14.2 kg rate (what you use at home) and the commercial 19 kg rate (what businesses use) across the four metros. Hover or tap any bar for the exact figure.

Domestic vs commercial: why one costs 3× the other

People often ask why the cylinder at a restaurant costs so much more than the one in their kitchen. They look almost the same (red for domestic, usually blue for commercial), but they're treated very differently.

First, size — a domestic cylinder holds 14.2 kg of gas; a commercial one holds 19 kg. That's about a third more gas. Second, who can use it — domestic cylinders are only for home cooking; using them to run a business is not allowed. Third, and biggest, tax and subsidy — domestic LPG is taxed at a lower 5% GST and is part of a subsidised welfare framework, while commercial LPG is fully market-priced and taxed at 18% GST. Stack those up and the 19 kg commercial cylinder lands at roughly three times the price of your home cylinder.

Why your city's 14.2 kg rate isn't the same as Delhi's

Here's the thing: the core price of LPG is set nationally, on an import-parity basis. So why does Kolkata pay ₹968 while Mumbai pays ₹941.50 for the identical cylinder?

The gap comes from the last mile — freight from the bottling plant to your city, the local dealer/distributor commission, and small state-level levies. Cities farther from supply hubs or with higher local costs sit a little higher. It's never a huge spread for domestic cylinders — usually within about ₹25–30 across the metros — but it's enough that your relative in another city quotes a different number.

How the monthly LPG price is actually decided

LPG isn't priced on a whim. Oil marketing companies — IndianOil (Indane), BPCL (Bharat Gas) and HPCL (HP Gas) — revise rates on the 1st of each month using import-parity pricing. In plain terms, India imports a large share of its LPG, so the local price tracks two things: the international benchmark (the Saudi Aramco Contract Price, or "Saudi CP") and the rupee-dollar exchange rate.

When global LPG softens or the rupee strengthens, prices ease — which is exactly what let oil companies cut the commercial cylinder on 1 July 2026. When crude and the dollar climb together, refills get costlier. The domestic cylinder moves more slowly because it sits inside a subsidy-and-policy cushion, so it often stays flat for months even when the commercial one swings.

The subsidy question — Ujjwala, DBT and who still gets help

A decade ago most households got an LPG subsidy credited after every refill. That general subsidy was largely withdrawn in most cities, so today the majority of families simply pay the market price you see above.

The exception is the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). Ujjwala beneficiaries — lower-income households given a free connection — still receive a targeted per-cylinder subsidy paid straight into their bank account through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) on a set number of refills each year. If you're a PMUY beneficiary, the sticker price is the same at the delivery point, but a part of it comes back to your account. The quickest way to check your exact benefit is your linked bank passbook or the Indane / Bharat Gas / HP Gas app.

City-wise LPG price table

Both cylinders, side by side, for the four metros. Domestic figures are as of 6 July 2026; commercial figures reflect the price cut effective 1 July 2026.

How to actually save on cooking gas

Complete your e-KYC and keep DBT active

If you're eligible for any subsidy (PMUY), an incomplete e-KYC or an unlinked bank account is the most common reason the money doesn't land. Sort it once at your distributor or on the gas app and the credit flows automatically.

Don't over-book — the price is the same all month

Since the rate is fixed on the 1st and doesn't change daily like petrol, there's no "cheaper day" to book. What helps is genuine efficiency: a well-tuned burner, flat-bottomed vessels, a lid while boiling, and soaking dals before cooking. Small habits stretch a 14.2 kg cylinder by days.

Consider PNG if your area has it

Piped Natural Gas (PNG) is billed by usage, needs no refills or booking, and in many cities works out cheaper per month than bottled LPG for regular cooking. If your locality has a city-gas network, it's worth comparing.

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